Apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructures
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJohn Stephen Smith, Hsi-Jen J. Yeh, Mark A. Hadley, Ashish K. Verma
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Abstract
Apparatus for assembling microstructures onto a substrate through fluid transport. The apparatus includes a vessel that contains the substrate, a fluid, and microstructures. The substrate has at least one recessed region thereon. The microstructures being shaped blocks self-align into the recessed regions located on the substrate such that the microstructure becomes integral with the substrate. The apparatus also includes a pump that circulates the microstructures within the vessel at a rate where at least one of the microstructures is disposed into the recessed region.
Claims17
Apparatus for assembling a microstructure on a substrate with at least one recessed region thereon, said apparatus comprising:
- a vessel comprising a substrate therein, said substrate comprising a recessed region thereon;
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- a circulation system coupled to said vessel, said circulation system circulating a fluid comprising a liquid which contains a microstructure in the form of a plurality of shaped blocks at a rate where at least one of said shaped blocks is disposed into said recessed region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.